Sources: Sooners WR Burks likely out vs

• Max Olson, ESPN Personnel WriterOct 10, 2024, 01:21 PM ET

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Oklahoma leading wide receiver Deion Burks is not expected to bet No. 1 Texas due to a soft tissue injury, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday.Burks was listed

as questionable in Oklahoma’s SEC player accessibility report ahead of Saturdays’ Red River Competition game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas (TV: 3:30 p.m., ABC). He suffered the injury throughout the Sooners’ loss to Tennessee on Sept. 21 and sat out their victory against Auburn the following week.Burks, a transfer from Purdue, has actually produced a team-high 26 catches for 201 backyards in four games. He scored all three of his goals in the Sooners’ rout of Temple in the season opener.Editor’s Picks

2 Associated Oklahoma will once again be missing out on five of its top wide receivers when it takes on its competitor on Saturday. Hurt receivers Jalil Farooq, Nic Anderson, Andrel Anthony and Jayden Gibson had already been eliminated for the game.In their lack, J.J. Hester has become the leading receiver for real freshman beginning quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr., catching three passes for 86 backyards in the road resurgence win at Auburn. Jaquaize Pettaway changed Burks at slot receiver for that game, and Brenen Thompson and Zion Ragins made starts.Hawkins, who finished up the road from the Cotton Bowl at Frisco Emerson, will be the Sooners’first true freshman quarterback to begin versus the Longhorns in the 120th edition of the rivalry. He got his very first start 2 weeks ago against Auburn.The Sooners have likewise moved cornerback Jacobe Johnson to receiver for included depth.Oklahoma running back Taylor Tatum was not included in the schedule report and is expected to bet the Longhorns after missing out on the Auburn game.

Protective backs Kendel Dolby and Gentry Williams have been dismissed for Saturday’s game, while backup tight end Kade McIntyre is listed as questionable.Texas and Oklahoma are both coming off open dates, marking the first time considering that they began playing each year in 1929 that both were off the previous week.This is the 44th time both teams will be ranked heading into the game, which is second just to the Ohio State-Michigan competition(49). It’s the fifth time Texas will go into the game at the Cotton Bowl ranked No. 1; Texas is 3-0-1 in the previous four.The Associated Press contributed to this report.